The governance token of the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) surged as high as 72% on Jan. 3 after the domain platform received praise from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. In a Jan. 3 post to X (formerly Twitter), Buterin lauded the Ethereum Name Service as “super important” and reiterated that the platform should remain accessible and…

The crypto fundraising space keeps showing consistent and gradual recovery, with millions injected into startups’ rounds of all sizes in December. Among the month’s highlights, venture capital firm Foresight Ventures disclosed a third $10 million accelerator dedicated to companies exploring artificial intelligence, Bitcoin Ordinals and direct-to-consumer protocols, while Hong Kong-based GBA Capital also pledged $10 billion to establish a…

Amid the mix of anticipation and skepticism about the potential approval of the first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States, prominent Bitcoin critic and gold proponent Peter Schiff has warned BTC enthusiasts to be careful what they wish for. In a tweet on X (formerly Twitter), Schiff said spot Bitcoin ETFs could have…